Aug. 28, 2012

Meet the members of the Rice soccer team with the Q&A feature, Just For Kicks.

In today's installment, Just For Kicks is putting on the snow chains and tightening up its toque to go north of the border... and not the Houston Toll Road nor even the Red River. With a translator-app in-hand, Just For Kicks caught-up with elusive freshman forward Lauren Hughes to see what the Canadian exchange-rate is on the feature's rugged profile questions!

In Rice's 2-0 victory at McNeese State last Sunday Hughes scored her first collegiate goal. She is one of the young stars on this year's Owl team, and an international standout who joined Rice from the Ottawa Fury.

Your name: Lauren Hughes

Mt College: Will Rice

The nickname my teammates call me is: "Lo Hughes" or "Canada"

My favorite soccer player is: Christine Sinclair

My favorite movie is: Remember the Titans

My favorite book is: Harry Potter 1-7

My favorite web site is: Twitter

My favorite CD or music artist is: Mumford and Sons

My pet peeve is: when Becca doesn't recycle

My favorite snack is: pretzels and Kraft peanut butter

My favorite meal at the Rice servery is: chicken, mashed potatoes, fruit salad and Caesar salad

I chose to attend Rice because: good soccer team, great coaches, amazing academics and even better weather

What I like most about college life or specifically college life at Rice is: having our own bathroom

I'll be loyal to my Rice College because: we're gods and goddesses

One athlete (but a non soccer player) I would like to meet is: Terry Fox (if you've never heard of him it's because he's Canadian)

One person (but a non athlete) I would like to meet is: Ryan Gosling (also Canadian)

My favorite person/site to follow on Twitter is: Soccer girl problems

My favorite moment of my soccer career so far: Winning two Canadian national championships and one North American

So far in my career, I've probably been through this many pair of soccer shoes: at least 20

The person who got me interested in soccer was: my mom

The very first kids' soccer team I ever played for was nicknamed: Timbits

I chose my Rice jersey number because: When I was younger I chose number seven because it was my first crush's hockey number

The best soccer advice I ever had was: "Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard."

My favorite sport besides soccer is: Ultimate

The most embarrassing moment or thing that ever happened to me was: When I was in grade seven we were at a tournament and the goalie and I were going for the ball. We collided and she kneed me in the bladder and I peed my pants on the field.

I describe myself as: foreign

My teammates think I ...: have an accent

Coach Nicky thinks I ...: score goals

Other than myself, the Rice Owl to keep an eye on this season is: Hayley Williams

The Rice soccer player with the best non-soccer talent is: Caroline Scruggs can dance really well

One thing I'd like to say, but you didn't ask is: Eh!